chumley wrote:Does anybody questioning any of this actually know anything about our government and how it operates?

The previous president didn't.

@SpiderLegs
"I am not no eXpert" appears so, and also for commuters/ travelers on any interstate roadway system.

The Interstate system is Federal property too, I-10 and I-17 within the metro center of the universe.

DixieFlyer wrote:I would think that national parks and forests are under congressional control

Under Dept. of Interior.
"The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department of the U.S. government." From DOI.gov

chumley wrote:A strange substance fell out of the sky

It was Homelander.

@Nighthiker
I have used a shoe repair shop before. They do repairs on luggage, handbags, etc. Additionally, they have more powerful sewing machines, heavier gauge needles, and heavier threads.

The issue largely appears to be impacting companies that leverage the Sony GPS chipset in their devices, which is basically all new Garmin devices in the last few years, most new Suunto devices

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/gps ... vices.html

@LosDosSloFolks Kamala was double masking today in her vaccination episode. "Appears" N-95 , then color coordinate black mask covering. https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/omaha.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/df/6df8f0e9-227b-51d1-9c45-e9e153ce27bf/5fec7d7f49df1.image.jpg?resize=1...

@Alston_Neal
Tough situation; reminded me of the non compliant grandmother that was tased for refusing to sign a ticket. When I did a search for tased old lady , the first video was a women from Oklahoma, second grandma was from Texas. Go figure.

@Alston_Neal
Just curious, what solution would you have been comfortable with?

The video released Tuesday of a man getting tased by a park ranger now has context, because authorities have just released the full body cam video, and it's clear ... the park ranger was trying to deescalate the situation but the male hiker was uncooperative and defiant. https://www.tmz.com/videos/2...

@LosDosSloFolks
Probably blown in by yesterday's wind.

@RedwallNHops
I brought Makers Mark when we did Decalibron.

chumley wrote:That's outrageously fake news. McDonalds has never used actual beef in anything they serve!

They did in the fries for a long time.

@big_load
Do the Blazing Saddles #6
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@SuperstitionGuy
No, that's me at 11, 1, 3, and 5.

@AZClaimjumper I bought the 15.00 Amazon socks. They are not "Thick"; I have worn them around the house, they do wick and are warm. I cannot attest to the ability to keep your tootsies warm while camping. Perhaps best used as a liner/base layer with another wool sock. Personally, I feel that a smal...

@azbackpackr
I have used the tracking and texting features on my mini, without any issues. Thankfully I have never deployed the SOS feature.

After reading an article about cashmere socks this caught my attention: offers eight times the warmth as sheep's wool.
I ordered a pair on Amazon after reading this article to try them out.
https://www.bustle.com/style/the-4-best-cashmere-socks